Permanent clothespin



26, 1952 H. J. ANDRADE 2,607,974

PERMANENT CLOTHESPIN Filed Jan. 12, 1951 INVENTOR. Hulmo J. Auoaau:

% Wflmwz ATTOIZNEYS UNITED srAr-E Patented Aug. 26, 1952 PERMANENT OLOTHESPIN,

Y HijinioJ.-Andrade,Made1-a, Calif. 1 kpplicationglanuary '12, 1951, Serial No. 205,699

This invention relates'to clothespins,jand more particularly to clothespin's of spring wire material which may be permanently connected to a clothesline.

A main object of the invention isto provide a novel and improved permanent clothespin which is simple in construction, which isvery durable, and which is easy to fabricate.

A-further object of the invention is to provide an improved permanent metal clothespin which is inexpensive to manufacture, which may be permanently attached to a clothesline, which is provided with multipleelements so that aphirality of articles of clothing may be engaged thereby and heldon the'clothesline, and which secure- 1y clamps clothing without injury to the clothing.

Further objects andadvantages of'the invention will become apparent from the following description and claims, and from the accompanying drawings, wherein: I 1

Figure l is a side elevational view of a portion of a clothesline provided with an improved clothespin arrangement constructed in accordance with the'present invention;

Figure 2-is an enlarged topview. of'animproved clothespin assembly as employed in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, cross-sectional; detail view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged elevational view showing the main member of the clothespin assembly and the auxiliary member thereof just prior to the securement of the auxiliary member to the attaching eye of the main member.

Referring to the drawings, the clothespin assembly may comprise a main clothespin memher,- indicated generally at H, and an auxiliary clothespin member indicated generally at l2, which is movably secured to the main member II, as will be subsequently described. The main member II is formed of a single piece of resilient wire bent at its mid-portion to define a large loop having the bight portion l3 and arms I4. The main loop is then again bent at the intermediate portions of the arms I to define clamping loops l5, I5, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. The arms are then looped around the bight portion l3 to define holding eyes l6, thereby securing the clamping loops 15, I5 in closed condition. Figure 4 clearly illustrates the configuration of the securing eyes I16. As shown in Figure 2, the remaining portions of the arms of the abovementioned single piece of wire emerge in sideby-side relation between the holding loops IS, IS after being bent around the bight l3. Said remaining portions are twisted together in the man- 5' Claims. (01. 24-139) ner' shown at 11;the wire sections being helically twisted around each other to secure them} together; ,At an intermediate portionof the twisted sections, one of 'the sections is spaced apart from the other tdd'efine a fastening eye 1'8 for the attachment of; an; auxiliary clothespin element 2. The ends of the, wire "sections are formed to define a terminal loop "l '9psaid ends being secured together-in any suitable manner, as by-solderingatlll. A The auxiliary clothespin element 12 is formed in the same manner as the main element I Lexcept that the twisted wire end sections are continuous and are not provided with the attaching loop 18. As shown in Figure i, the wire ends are brought adjacent the loop 1-8 of a main element H and are then bent to define a closed-loop l9, shown in dash '-lines;'in Figure 4', engaging in the loop {8 of the main clothespin el'em'ent I I, the wire endsbeingsuitably-fastened together, as by s0ldering,- as in the case of; the terminal loop I!) of the main clothespinelement H As shown in Figure '3, the clamping "loops 15 maybe formed with outwardly divergent =bight "portions and with parallel intermediate portions 21, 21 of substantial length, providing clamping surfaces for securing articles of clothing, such as the'article shown at 22 in Figure 1.

In use, the clothesline, shown'at 2-3, is passed through the terminal'lo'op l e of themain clothespin element I 1, allowin thecl'ampingloops 15, 15

of the respective clothespin elements H and-12 to straddle theclothe'slnie, in the manner shown in Figures 1' and 3 The-clothesline 23 is freely received inside the terminal-loop 9, whereby the "clothespin assemblymay be moved to'any desired portion 26 of said twisted sections, the fastening eye l8 being at the junction of the twisted sections 25 and 26. The twisted wire section of the auxiliary clothespin element I2 is substantially equal in length to the portion 26 of the main clothespin element II. This will be apparent from Figure 4, wherein the twisted section of the auxiliary element, indicated at 26', is approximately equal in length to the section 26 of the main clothespin element l I. This provides a substantially symmetrical relationship between the clamping loops I5 of the auxiliary clothespin element [2 and the clamping loops l5 of the main clothespin element II, the auxiliary clothespin element l2, however, being freely rotatable with respect to the main element i l due to the pivotal connection of the loop IS with the fastening loop While-a specific embodiment of'an improved clothespin assembly has been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understood that various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to those skilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations be placed ing loops in closed condition, two remaining sections of the wire being helically twisted together, the twisted remaining sections being bent to an acute angle at their intermediate portion, a terminal loop formed by joining the ends of the wire, a loop eye between the helically twisted wire sections, said loop eye being defined by locally separating the wire between the helically wound sections, and a further wire clothespin engaged with said loop eye, said further clothespin being formed from another continuous piece of resilient wire and having two opposed clamping loops, said terminal loop being arranged to engage a clothesline between the respective pairs of clampin on the invention except as defined by. the scope of the appended claims,

What is claimed is: v

1. A clothespin assembly comprising a single piece of resilient wirebent at its mid-portion to define a main loop, said main 100p being further bent at the-intermediate portions of its arms to define two opposed clamping loops, holding loops at the ends of said main 100p, said holding loops extending around the bight portion of said main loop to secure said clamping loops in closed condition, two remaining sections of the wire being helically twisted together, and a terminal loop formed by joining the ends of the wire, said terminal loop being arranged to receive a clothesline.

2. A clothespin assembly comprising a single piece of resilient wire bent at its mid-portion to define a, main loop, said main loop being further bent at the intermediate portions of its arms to define two opposed clamping loops, holding loops at the ends of said main loop, said holding loops extending around the bight portion of said main loopto secure, said clamping loops in closed condition, two remaining sections of the wire being helically twisted together, a terminal loop formed by joining theends of the wire, and a loop eye between the helically twisted wire sections, said loop eye being defined by locally separating the wire between the helically wound sections, said terminal loop being arranged to receive a clothesline. a

3. A clothespin assembly comprising a single piece ofresilient wire bent at its mid-portion to define a main 100p, said main loop being further bent at the intermediate portions of its arms to define two opposed clamping loops, holding loops atthe ends of said main loop, said holding loops extending around the bight portion of said main loop in side-by-side relation to secure said clamp- 7 piece of resilient wire bent at its mid-portion to define a main loop, said main loop being further bent at the intermediate portions of its arms to define two opposed clamping loops, holding loops at the ends of said main loop, said holding loops extending around the bight portion of said main loop to secure said clamping loop in closed condition, two remaining sections of the wire being helically twisted together, the twisted remaining sections being bent to define an acute angle at their junction, and a terminal loop formed by joining the ends of the wire, said terminal loop being arranged to receive a clothesline. V

5. A clothespin assembly comprising a single piece of resilient wire bent at its mid-portion to define a main loop, said main loop beingfurther bent at the intermediate portions of its arms to define two opposed clamping loops, holding loops at the ends of said main loop, said holding loops extending around the bight portion of said main loopto secure said clamping loop in closed condition, two remaining sections of the wire being helically twisted together, the twisted remaining sections being bent to define an acute angle at their junction, a terminal loop formed by joining the ends of the wire, and a loop eye at the bend at said intermediate portion of the helically twisted wire sections, said loop eye being defined by locally separating one of said remaining sections of wire from the other, said terminal loop being arranged to receive a clothesline.

I-HJINIO J. ANDRADE.

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